Tyne & Wear May Day Celebrations: May Day Social (Newcastle Irish Centre, Fri 29 April), March and Rally (Exhibition Park, Sat 30 April)
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BBC Radio 3: The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff
BBC Radio 3: The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff
Award-winning North East folk band The Young'uns - Sean Cooney and David Eagle with Jack Rutter (for Michael Hughes) present their production of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff, recorded in front of a live audience in their hometown of Stockton-on-Tees. It's the true story of one man's journey from unemployment, through the Hunger Marches of […]
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First Tuesday: ‘Hidden Chains: The Slavery Business and North East England’ with John Charlton
First Tuesday: ‘Hidden Chains: The Slavery Business and North East England’ with John Charlton
North East England is rarely associated with the African slave trade, but new research has shown that the region was inextricably involved in that shocking state-sanctioned traffic in human beings. "Hidden Chains" reveals the links between some of the North East's wealthiest, most prominent families and the plantations of the New World. It also tells […]
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Durham Town Hall, The Miners’ Strike in County Durham: A Family and Community Conversation
Durham Town Hall, The Miners’ Strike in County Durham: A Family and Community Conversation
Register here for tickets to attend in person or here to join online via Zoom. A free public event hosted by Durham University History Department. Although the Miners’ Strike took place nearly forty years ago, the families and communities that experienced it in County Durham still have vivid memories of that year and have had […]